We made it to playgroup yesterday. I have to start getting ready about an hour before we want to leave. The two year old (L) gets her clothes and shoes on. She wants to do it, so it takes quite a bit of chasing and encouragement. "Do it, Do it, Do it." It's hard for me to chase her around as i'm still recovering from my c-section of less than a month ago. I get her dressed and then she dumps out her toys all over the house while i get the baby (W) ready. Luckily babies aren't too hard to get ready. The only problem is we have a spitter, so i could put an outfit on and need to change it twice before we leave the house. Once everyone is dressed, oh i have to remember my clothes too, we start going to the car. This is the mountain we have to climb to get out of the house. We have a steep staircase going up to the road and i have to take the kids up in shifts to the car which is parked at the top. This is interesting, but it will definitely help me lose the baby weight. Once everyone is in the car i can relax and just drive. It's even better if no one is screaming then i could just drive all day, who cares about $4 dollars a gallon gas. If L is sleeping i can even listen to npr which is pretty much the extent of my news intake these days. However if L is not sleeping we listen to Music Together over and over and over again.
Then we get to playgroup, thank goodness for other mommies in the same boat. It is so helpful to have mommy friends who've either done it all ready or are doing it at the same time. Raising babies that is.
ending tyrants
13 years ago